In his second appearance for the Gigantes del Cibao, Jan. 2, Mets closer Jeurys Familia pitched the eighth inning, struck out two batters, walked one and stranded a runner at second base.
In his first appearance, Dec. 30, Familia faced four batters in the seventh inning, let up a hit, walked a batter, tossed a wild pitch and was charged with two runs scored.
Familia was cleared by the Mets to play winter baseball on Dec. 19, a source told Newsday's Marc Carig. He last pitched with Gigantes del Cibao in 2013.